WENZELS THE BAKERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-16 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-02
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+1,199.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-21.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,161
-2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3M
-184.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-04-07 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,582,747 | — | £40,111,469 | — | £55,919,493 | — | £61,431,678 | — | £68,287,068 | £63,429,361 | |
| Operating profit | £3,269,559 | — | £5,747,644 | — | £6,631,629 | — | £2,427,690 | — | £3,143,755 | -£2,076,716 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,248,273 | — | £5,727,059 | — | £6,634,769 | — | £2,399,658 | — | £2,963,671 | -£2,503,866 | |
| Net profit | £2,532,937 | — | £4,234,561 | — | £5,584,034 | — | £1,644,728 | — | £2,064,414 | -£1,827,784 | |
| Cash | £2,053,579 | £2,053,579 | £3,025,497 | £3,025,497 | £2,385,119 | £2,385,119 | £1,208,242 | £1,208,242 | £138,256 | £1,796,999 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,658,282 | — | £10,065,197 | — | £14,225,232 | — | £15,427,779 | — | £12,313,737 | £10,785,632 | |
| Net assets | £6,010,753 | — | £8,940,314 | — | £12,324,348 | — | £11,469,076 | — | £8,418,490 | £6,590,706 | |
| Equity | £6,010,753 | £6,010,753 | £8,940,314 | £8,940,314 | £12,324,348 | £12,324,348 | £11,469,076 | £11,469,076 | £8,418,490 | £6,590,706 | |
| Average employees | 615 | — | 658 | — | 969 | — | 1,092 | — | 1,187 | 1,161 | |
| Wages | £10,811,215 | — | £12,185,283 | — | £16,066,120 | — | £19,733,631 | — | £22,423,156 | £23,349,373 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £263,720 | — | £311,598 | — | £475,223 | — | £561,261 | — | £583,534 | £503,974 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-04-07
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Turnover
-7.1%
£68,287,068 £63,429,361
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Cash
+1,199.8%
£138,256 £1,796,999
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Net assets
-21.7%
£8,418,490 £6,590,706
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Employees
-2.2%
1,187 1,161
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Operating profit
-166.1%
£3,143,755 -£2,076,716
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
-184.5%
£2,963,671 -£2,503,866
lowest in 6 filed years
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Wages
+4.1%
£22,423,156 £23,349,373
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-04-07 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | — | 14.3% | — | 11.9% | — | 4.0% | — | 4.6% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | — | 10.6% | — | 10.0% | — | 2.7% | — | 3.0% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.1% | — | 57.1% | — | 46.6% | — | 15.7% | — | 25.5% | -19.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63.3% | 72.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.84x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | 153.60x | — | 279.22x | — | 272.86x | — | 27.70x | — | 13.60x | -4.59x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Since the balance sheet date, the Company has provided a cross guarantee in respect of borrowings by a group company totalling £5,772,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHESON, Lisa Gynell | Director | 2021-02-01 | Dec 1983 | British |
| PHIPPS, Richard Andrew | Director | 2025-12-03 | Feb 1983 | British |
| ROBINS, Ross | Director | 2021-02-01 | Jul 1989 | British |
| SPINKS, Karl Barry | Director | 2019-04-01 | Dec 1988 | British |
| WENZEL, Peter | Director | 2007-02-02 | Sep 1943 | British |
| WENZEL, Sarah | Director | 2013-06-03 | Oct 1978 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENZEL, Peter | Secretary | 2007-02-02 | 2010-02-23 |
| CHOTAI, Neeraj Narendra | Director | 2022-03-23 | 2024-11-30 |
| JUHASZ, Attila | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| ROBACK, Emma Louise | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| RUSSELL, Dean | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| SMITH, Terry | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-11-03 |
| WENZEL, Brenda | Director | 2007-02-02 | 2010-02-23 |
| WENZEL, Lesley Anne | Director | 2007-02-02 | 2008-12-14 |
| WENZEL, Leslie John | Director | 2007-02-02 | 2010-02-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Curtis Richard | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenzels Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Peter Wenzel | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.